I have had on for a long time also...it is the most dependable hunting rest I know of. Ii is a K.I.S.S. cornerstone, because you absolutely never have to worry about your arrow once it is nocked. I shoot feathers and the biskit wears them out, so I have to refletch every year....it is worth it, imo. To the question, I shoot vane out, as you will not have to worry about one of the fletching ever touching the string. With a biskit, cock vane actually doesn"t matter, my hunting arrows last year were fletched all the same color.